Safety-watch-pocket protector



Dec. 29, 1931. L. JURGIELEWICZ SAFETY WATCH POCKET PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 14, 1951 IN VEN TOR. LEOPOLO Ju/ea/ELeu/lcz ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 29, 1931 UNITED, S AT S AT- N OFFICE p LEOPQLD ,JunGIELEwIoz, or PASADENA, momm,

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Application filedflebruary 14, 1931. s erial No. 515,841.

invention relates to safetywatch pocket protectors of the character embodied in my Patent No) 1,380,212 issued May- 31, 1921.

It is apurposefofmyfpresent invention to provide a similar form of'protector which can be attached to the inner side ofa garment so as to be completely concealed, and yet correlated to a pocket so as to preventarticles and particularly a watch from slipping from the pocket in the event of one stooping or bending, and to preclude the surreptitious ridge at one side of the stave which acts as an obstruction to the mouth of a pocket when associated therewith to close the mouth under the action of the stave.

I will describe only one form of safety-o watch-pocket protector embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing in side elevation one form of stave incorporated in the protector embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing in plan one form of fabric sheet incorporated in the protector embodying my invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing in planjthe fabric sheet rolledto form the'body orridge of the protector, and the stave in place preceding final enclosure of the staveJ protector embodying my invention.

V Figure 5 is a view showing 'the'p'rotector applied to the pocket of a garment.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

p In carrying out my invention, I provide a stave S in the form of a strip of spring metal or other resilient material which is of a length equal to or greater than the length of the mouth of the pocket with which the protector is to be associated. This strip is bent upon body of uniform thickness. 5

sheet transversely and with the threa Figure 4 is aview showing the complete itself at its endsto form superimposed portions 15 which are hammered flat, and provide reinforcing portions for the endsof the strip to prevent distortion of the strip when it is flexed. Registering openings 16 are provided in the strip and end portions 15, and another opening 17 is'provided in the strip medially of itsends; These openings receive threads byfwhi ch the stave is secured in fixed 'posi tionin the fabric-covering, as will be more fully described. p i

The fabric sheet shownin Figure 2 is made preferably ofcanvas, and is cut to provide a relatively wide part18 ofa length exceedi'n that of the stave- S, and" narrow part 19 have shown the narrow part as tapered in wi'dth'in order'to give the greatest to the body which it forms when rolled on itself "at its ends but-this is not necessary as the fabric can; be of uniform width to make a 7,0,

In constructing the protector, the narrow part 19 of the fabric sheet is rolled upon itself in the direction of the wide part 18 and in such manner as'to" form an elongated body '1 Q0: This'rbody isistit'ched along its length as indicated at 21 to maintain the sheet inrolled form. The 'stave'S is now placed between the body 20 and the. wide sheet part 18, inthe manner illustrated" in FigureS and secured .i'nthis position" by extending afthread 22 through the 1 body 20,: the opening 17 of: the stave and finallythrough the wide sheet part 18'. V Thu s,'the stave is'secured in position to permitlwrapping. of the sheet part 18 about 1 l th'e-bodyan'd stave so that by-stit'ching1 the 7 s" as indicated at: 23; andain? such fmannerfv that the threads extend througlrthe opening-16 of' the stave, themakingvofthe protector 'is com- 90 pl'etedifl It ism be'noted that the widesheet part 18) when wrapped-exceeds in length that of 'the stave TSin order to provideterminal portions 241to' permit stitching ofothe protector as aunit to a garment, or to use any other form of fastening means for securing the protectorto the garment;

'* As shown in Figures 5and 6, the protector is secured: to the inner side of the garment so as to be disposed parallel to the mouth of. the m0 pocket and with the body 20 interposed between the garment and the stave S so as to form, at the mouth of the pocket a ridge coextensive in length with the pocket mouth and which functions to form a closure for the ocket. The inherent resiliency of the stave maintains the body 20 in closed position with respect to the pocket mouth, it being understood that the stave is secured to the garment by the fabric sheet in such manner that it cannot flex without applying considerable lateral pressure thereto. Thus the body, although being on the inner side of the garment is caused to effectively function as a closure for the pocket to prevent the accidental displacement of a watch or other article from the pocket, and to preclude the surreptitious removal of articles from the pocket without detection.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the protector is secured to the lining of the garment at the back ofthe pocketjby sewing through the fabric sheet of the protector along the line of the outside ends of the stave, the needle passing back andforth through the outside two stitched corners of the pocket thus securing the protector not only to the lining but also to the two outside stitched corners of the pocket. It will be understood that the protector can be interposed between the lining at the back of the garment and the cloth of the garment so as to be completely concealed even from the inner side of the garment, and in either position it effectively operates to tightly close the mouth of the pocket to prevent the contents of the pocket from being shaken out or otherwise accidentally displaced.

It is important to note that by securing the 7 body 20 to the stave medially of its ends as by extending threads through the opening 17 of the stave, the body cannot be displaced with the movable action of the stave when the protector is fastened to a garment.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of safety-watch-pocket protector embodying my invention,'it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scopeof the appended claims.

I claim:

v 1. device of the characterdescribed comprisinga stave including a flat strip of spring metal having its end portions bent upon themselves to re-inforce the ends of the stave and eliminate sharp edges thereat and formed with openings, and a fabric sheet wrapped about the stave to form a ridge at one side thereof which is substantially co-extensive in length therewith, the fabric sheet being stitched in wrapped form with certain of the stitching extending through said openings of the stave, and terminal portions of the -fabric sheet extending beyond the ends of the stave to permit securing thereof to a garment.

2. A device of the character described comprising a fabric sheet having a narrow part and a wide part, the narrow part being rolled upon itself to form an elongated body, a spring stave interposed between said body and the wide sheet part with the latter being wrapped about the body and stave so that the two are enveloped by the wide sheet part, said sheet being secured to the stave and along the body to maintain the stave in the sheet and at one side of the body.

3. A safety pocket protector comprising a spring stave having its end portions bent upon themselves to re-inforce the ends of the stave and eliminate sharp edges thereat, a sheet of fabric of less length than the length of the stave rolled upon itself to form an elongated body disposed along one side of the stave so that the ends of the latter project beyond the ends of the body, the sheet of fabric having another portion of greater length than the length of the stave, extending from the outer convolution of the first portion and wrapped about the latter and the stave so as to completely cover the stave, the free edge of the second portion being secured to the body formed by the first portion and the ends of the second portion being secured to the stave and projecting beyond the ends of the stave.

LEOPOLD J URGIELEWICZ. 

